Could anyone tell me about using the rubber heads? I am interested in using these heads in conjunction with my custom pads. I prefer the feel of rubber over mesh and hopefully will use these on my pads. Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks, Tom
Hi I bought a rubber head at Thomas online it costed me 80â,¬ I put it on my 2box snare with some difficulty as the screws seem to be too short, then playing on it gave triggering problems probably because of the fact that I had to tight the screws anyways I put on again the mesh heads and now speeded 80â,¬ for nothing!
â,¬80 for a head? I think you are talking about something different, i.e. a rubber pad. The OP is talking about rubber heads which are placed on the 2box shells instead of the mesh heads because of Rolands US patent which restricts people from selling shells with mesh heads on them in the States.
i recently picked up the 2box w. the new rubber heads. my experience w. these heads are as follows. the new rubber heads are pretty loud , compared to any thickness of mesh heads. they are also very hard, and stiff, to the touch. not hardly if any give aswell. they are just ok, in my opinion. if you are a beginner, then they can get you by , as teaching you keeping a certain grip , as to them being so stiff. i am very picky about how things feel and sound. what makes them so stiff, is cuz, they all have metal disks on the underside of them. personally i think that it was an ok idea , but the main 2 things that really fall short , is that they are too thick , and the mettal underneath them, is too hard aswell. if you want to have your drums feel like an actual real feel, drum kit. stay completely away from these rubber heads. again, they can work for beginners, but for the more serious advanced players out there , i just dont see them working .